The village has a post office, a number of shops, a takeaway, hairdressers, a primary school and a pub called the Black Dog.

The village is home to the outdoor children's adventure attraction, the Crocky Trail.

The Waverton Good Read Award was founded in 2003 for first-time UK novelists.

The tower, on the west end of the building, is built in the Perpendicular Style and possess a nineteenth-century pyramidal roof.

Although the church was restored in the 1880s, the chancel's timber framing, the windows, and clerestory are all original.